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Church of All Nations
(United Methodist)
48 St. Mark's Place
New York, N.Y. 10003
Organ Specifications:
48 St. Mark's Place (1975-2005)
• unknown
• I/ Hall (c.19--)
Houston Street at Second Avenue (1922-1975)
► II/6 M.P. Möller, Op. 3571 (1923) |
The Church of All Nations began in 1904 when the Methodists opened the Wesley Rescue Hall on Houston Street near Second Avenue. Located in the area of the Bowery, this facility was a haven for the downtrodden who needed food, shelter and spiritual support.
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Neighborhood House
and All Nations Chapel
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In 1922, the hall was replaced by the three-story Church of All Nations Chapel and five-story neighborhood house. This modern complex included a gym, assembly hall, classrooms, dorms, swimming pool, and a rooftop playground. During the Depression, government food tickets were handed out in the church's halls. As the neighborhood changed the church declined, and by the early 1970s a local gang sought to take control of the building. In 1975, the church—by then also known as Iglesia Metodista Unid Todas Las Naciones—moved to the former First German Methodist Episcopal Church building at 48 St. Mark's Place in the East Village, and leased the old complex to a community group called Cuando. In 2005, a merger took place between three United Methodist churches in the Village—All Nations, Washington Square, and Metropolitan-Duane—to form The Church of the Village, located in the former Metropolitan-Duane Church on 13th Street at Seventh Avenue. |
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M. P. Möller, Inc.
Hagerstown, Md. – Opus 3571 (1923)
Electro-pneumatic action
2 manuals, 19 registers, 9 stops, 6 ranks
The Möller Factory Specifications indicate that this organ for All Nations Methodist Episcopal Church had a stop-key console, and wind pressure was set at three-and-three-quarters inches. Case work for the organ was furnished by the church, for which Möller provided two sets of display pipes. This organ was to be completed by February 18, 1923. |
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Great Organ (Manual I) – 61 notes, enclosed
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Open Diapason |
61 |
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Dulciana [1-12 from St. Diap.] |
49 |
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Stopped Diapason |
61 |
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Flute Traverso |
61 |
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Swell Organ (Manual II) – 61 notes, enclosed
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Gedeckt |
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Dolce |
GT |
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Flute |
GT |
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Vox Celeste [TC] |
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Pedal Organ – 32 notes, enclosed
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Bourdon |
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Couplers
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Great to Pedal |
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Great 16', 4' |
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Swell to Pedal |
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Swell 16', 4' |
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Swell to Great 16', 8', 4' |
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Mechanicals
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Tremulant |
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Crescendo Indicator |
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Adjustable Combinations
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Pistons Nos. 1-2 affecting Great and Pedal Stops |
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Pistons Nos. 1-2 affecting Swell and Pedal Stops |
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Pedal Movements
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Great to Pedal Reversible |
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Balanced Swell Pedal |
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Grand Crescendo Pedal |
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Sources:
Bleyer, Jennifer. "Like a Tree With Many Rings, a Building With Many Lives," The New York Times (Apr. 24, 2005).
The Church of the Village web site: http://www.thevillagechurchumc.org/index.html
Trupiano, Larry. Factory Specifications of M.P. Möller Organ, Op. 3571 (1923).
Illustrations:
Bridge and Tunnel Club web site: http://www.bridgeandtunnelclub.com: church on St. Mark's Place.
Sperr, Percy Loomis: 1931 photo of Neighborhood House and All Nations Chapel on Houston Street. |
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